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Pinkshinyultrablast | ‘Umi’ | Club AC30

•	“Excessively impressive, unexpectedly fast-paced shoegaze from these Russian peeps.” Drowned In Sound

•	“It's one of those records that make you want to listen all day long. It's all there: guitar waves, distant voices, melodies and electrostatic. It's impossible not to play this on repeat." Sinewave

•	“In our minds, they’re the most interesting shoegaze band in the world right now.” The Dumbing Of America

‘Umi’ – first single to be taken from ‘Everything Else Matters’ due out in January.

Pinkshinyultrablast, are a five-piece band from Saint-Petersburg in Russia. The first single ‘Umi’ is due for release on November 10th. The song is indicative of an album full of melodic gems. Umi is rich with complexity, while underpinned with a beauty that both beguiles and entrances. The song evokes the spirit of bands like Slowdive and The Cocteau Twins, but at the same time remaining undeniably modern.

Hailing from a city more synonymous with the State Conservatory rather than a gang of shoegaze addicts, they’ve been compared to Lush. But this is no mere throwback tribute - due to their sharp, icy electronics and ability to subvert the genre, bringing something new to the table. They possess not only the spirit of late 80s/early 90s British bands like Ride, but also machine-made sounds of the same era from Sabres Of Paradise or Global Communication, not to mention wider vibrations like Cluster, Popul Vuh, Terry Riley and Philip Glass.

Disdain for a stagnant scene can often be a driving force of creativity; the band say of St Petersburg that, “we realised the local indie scene was totally boring and wanted to play something radically different”. That vision has been realised – this is a sound brimming with playful melody and finely-crafted songwriting. Imagine the scope of a Caribou record, fronted by Elizabeth Fraser soundtracking a grizzly Raskolnikov crime.

The band take their name from an Astrobrite album, an act who were, according to the band, instrumental in how they “researched spaces between ambient, heavy guitar and pop music” .The spaces are what stand out, the production creates a dream-like affair, while space to breathe and reflect on the beauty of the music is accommodated. There exists a sparseness to their sound, that, in turn gives spaciousness, even expansiveness.

Welcome to your new favourite Russian band.

Pinkshinyultrablast are Igor - bass, Lyubov - vocals, Sergey - drums, Rustam - synths and electronics and Roman – guitars.

For all UK print inquiries contact Jenna at 9PR and for all online inquiries contract Dan McCormick: jenna@9pr.co.uk / dan@9pr.co.uk . 0207 375 2725. www.9pr.co.uk

Pinkshinyultrablast - Umi

The Reaper from Endless Shame's ablum "Generation Blind" free to download.

Endless Shame-The Reaper (D Floor Version)

v2 uploaded 2012-12-28
v3 uploaded 2013-01-08
v4 uploaded 2013-01-12
v5 mix uploaded 2013-02-02
v6 mix uploaded 2013-08-24


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Strings arranged & performed by Chris Demetriou

Erase The Beautiful by Endless Shame from Halo EP
Written by Endless Shame
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/halo-ep/id497220220

[Clip] Erase The Beautiful - Endless Shame - Strings Arranged & Performed by Chris Demetriou

Music & Lyrics & Mixing & Production - Stereospread

Fell down on my knees
Motionless in a deep freeze
Save me from broken dreams
Trapped inside sad memories

And then blindness comes
I’m snowed in, I’m undone
And your shaking hands 
Held open, we’re frozen

Still I want to believe 
The sun in my eyes shines through the trees
But here is the coldest breeze
And a wall of white as black as sea

And then blindness comes
I’m snowed in, I’m undone
But I see you here
You hold me, we’re frozen

Wait here
I’m not scared
When you’re near

Frozen

Pure by Endless Shame

ENDLESS SHAME is an electronic band from the South of Sweden. The music is inspired by various types of electronic music and alternative rock and pop.
SHORT BIO
Endless Shame started in the 90:s but it wasn’t until 2007 that they released their debut album ”Price of Devotion” on the Swedish record label ”K-Town Records”. The album got positive reviews and was nominated for ”best album of the year” in the cathegory ”Synth” at ”Manifestgalan” in Sweden.
In November 2009 the band released their second album ”Unspoken Words” on the American label ”A Different Drum”. The album got a great deal of attention amongst fans of synth pop, EBM and electro. The single ”Pure” went on to become a dance hit at clubs playing electronic music.
In 2010 Endless Shame decided to work together with Elektro Kommando in Italy for the release of their third album ”Generation
Blind”. Along with the album there will also be a couple of singles and a music video released. The album is set to be released in the spring of 2011.
MEMBERS
Mika Rossi – Mika contributes greatly to the band’s sound and is often the one who focuses on details in the music. On stage he plays keyboard and percussion.
Anders Olsson – Anders has a solid musical background and has worked in two of London’s biggest recording studios. Anders is the practical member of the band and is often also the band’s link to the outside world. On stage he plays keyboard and sings backing vocals.
Mattias Levin – Mattias outlines the basis of the music and writes all lyrics. On stage he sings and plays guitar.

Endless Shame-The Reaper (D Floor Version)

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